First Food Waste Supermarket Opens

Top Wasted Food in the United States

While it seems that there is an endless supply of food in the United States, the poor and the impoverished find themselves lacking access to food, never mind healthy food. Buying fresh, organic produce is beyond the reach of many such workers.

Today, a third of the planet’s food goes to waste — enough to feed two billion people.

That food is wasted at every stage from farm to table, sometimes just because of how it looks.

In fields, unpicked, “ugly” produce is left to rot. In grocery stores, workers reject blemished (but edible) fruits and veggies. And in our own homes, we ignore leftovers and throw out perishables before they’ve expired.